Infosys is reportedly discouraging its 3.23 lakh-strong workforce from putting in more than 9.15 hours of work each day! This is rather surprising because it hasn’t been long since NR Narayan Murthy, co-founder of Infosys, raised a controversy by stating that youngsters should be putting in 70 hours of productive work a week for their nation to grow and succeed. His statement had invited a lot of criticism online and triggered discussions on work-life balance and employee well-being.
The IT major has now probably realised that it is its duty to ensure that its employees do not burnout or buckle under stress. In fact, it is encouraging its employees to pursue an equilibrium between work and personal life. Therefore, the company has put in place an automated system to track the working hours of employees. They have been encouraged not to spend more than 9.15 hours at work daily. If employees exceed this daily limit for more than a month, they will be sent a personal ‘health reminder’ in the form of an e-mail giving details of the hours they have put in at work. Via these emails, the company is reportedly planning to provide practical tips to employees on how to take breaks, recharge, delegate work and disconnect from official work post office hours. Such reminders will be sent to all employees across ranks, whether they are working in-office or from home.
